There's a fresh take on an old standby, the book of quotations. The difference with Wisdom for the Soul is in the selection and organization of the quotations. Each has been chosen for its universal application and poetic quality, grouped into one of 220 themes. While the usual subjects, are represented, the collection encompasses newer psychological territory such as Actualization, Avoidance/Denial, Chaos/Uncertainty, Polarity, Synergy, Unconscious, and more. Although the primary aim of the collection is self-help for the individual, with extensive cross-references to factors that foster or deter growth and well-being, the material will appeal to the quotation collector, speech-writer, and the general reader. 824 pages

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There's a fresh take on an old standby, the book of quotations. The difference with Wisdom for the Soul is in the selection and organization of the quotations. Each has been chosen for its universal application and poetic quality, grouped into one of 220 themes. While the usual subjects, are represented, the collection encompasses newer psychological territory such as Actualization, Avoidance/Denial, Chaos/Uncertainty, Polarity, Synergy, Unconscious, and more. Although the primary aim of the collection is self-help for the individual, with extensive cross-references to factors that foster or deter growth and well-being, the material will appeal to the quotation collector, speech-writer, and the general reader. 824 pages

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Sorry to all who wrote great reviews for this book but I had to speak out. Looks like I am the first one here who got the Kindle version. This may be a wonderful book but I may never know it since the Kindle version does not have a working TOC!!! What is worse, this (non-working) TOC has Page numbers listed next to the different sections - but they are... WRONG! If you try to go to the indicated page number, using the Go To function (there is no other way), you will get... someplace else. Hard to believe, but a fact.

I emailed the publisher more than 2 months ago to let them know all this but they never responded... I think the publishers have let this author down. You can NOT charge $30 for a Kindle book without a working TOC! Everyone who owns Kindle books, especially a humongous reference book like this, knows that the lack of a working TOC makes a book completely unusable. Not just inconvenient but unusable. There are other glitches in this book, for example, if you happen to go through the pages backwards, the book skips the section headings so you don't see them and have no idea that you've crossed over to a different section! (which does not happen if you "leaf through" the book FORWARD).

Since I have already shelled the money and can't return the book at this point, I went through the whole book and wrote down the Location number for each of the Sections. It took one tedious hour. Pasting it here for all to benefit and be able to use this book.

I'll let this review stand until the publishers respond, and make an update with a working TOC. Nowadays buyers get automatic updates of any revised Kindle book, so there is nothing easier than fixing the TOC, and distributing the update to all who have given you their hard-earned cash!

If this review has been useful, or if my Locations Table has helped you bring the book back to life, please click on the Thumbs Up. Thank you!

Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing

Five starsI keep Larry Chang's Wisdom for the Soul next to my bed and I read it greedily. I have been called a "quote-a-holic." I have dozens of quotations books, but Wisdom for the Soul is not just another book of quotations. Larry selected quotes for the purposes of "self-analysis, elucidation and empowerment," and has avoided merely clever quotes...filtering he said, "for negativity and unhelpfulness." Larry's introduction to the book is even peppered with great quotes, and is delightful. He is a fine writer in his own right.

Bergen Evans said: "...there is wisdom in the selection of wisdom," and Larry Chang is a wise man whose has studied broadly and has lived broadly, wisely and deeply...and that makes all the difference. Larry chose which profound thoughts this book would contain. For me, this is the best recommendation this book can have because it comes from someone who knows wisdom when he sees it. Reading books of quotations is easy. Living the wisdom within them is not. Herman Hesse said "Only the ideas we actually live are of any importance." I have spent time with Larry and can attest to the fact that he not only thinks wisely but he lives his wisdom. See his website and see the range and depth of his life. [...]

If one could only live a tiny portion of the wisdom in this book, one's life would be better, society would be better. I hope to live into at least a small portion of what the book proscribes. One of the quotes from the book, from that famous seer, Anonymous, seems apt here: Give your ears, hear the sayings, Give your heart to understand them, It profits to put them in your heart.

And I say, if you don't live the wisdom , then really, what is the use... except to attempt to impress neive people at a cocktail partys.

I seem to collect quote books. I find that the chunks of wisdom that they contain are perfect for daily times of quiet reflection. This one and "A Treasury of Traditional Wisdom" by Whitall Perry are my two favorites, with this one edging out the latter. I particularly like the Biographical Index feature, and the subjects have been selected to effectively encourage personal spiritual growth.

This has become one of the volumes in my library that I depend upon. It has consistently provided spiritual nourishment and comfort. I recommend it very highly.